The Silent Generation

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born 1925 - 1942  "generation without a cause"
bullet desired job security
bullet early marrying ages: Male average 23 yrs
                                    Female average 20 yrs
bullet started divorce epidemic
bullet cold war generation
bullet conformity encouraged: "children should be seen and not heard"
bullet brought the US civil rights and unparalleled economic and artistic wealth
bullet contributing members:
                   Martin Luther King, Jr., Queen Elizabeth II, Sandra Day O'Connor,
                   Miles Davis, Mikhail Gorbachev, Bob Dylan, John McCain
                  
 

 

 Introduction

Facts

Silent Generation
 

Generation X
 

Historical Background

Conclusions